California · Public charity
Arhoolie Foundation
Our mission is to document and celebrate blues, Cajun, zydeco, gospel, jazz, Tejano/Norteo, old-time, and other tradition-based styles of music through archival preservation, exhibits, community and educational outreach, live performance, and direct support to artists. By our activities, we seek to broaden public awareness of our diverse…
- $375k
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 1
- Grants FY2025
- 1
- Organizations funded FY2021
- 0%
- First-time grantees FY2021
- Median grant, FY2025
- $375,000
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $375,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 1 to 3
- FY2018 to FY2021
- States reached, FY2025
- 1
- Total assets, FY2025
- $3.2M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2021, 0% of the organizations Arhoolie Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 0% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2021, 100% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $0 went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025still arriving | 1 | $375k | 100% |
| FY2021 | 1 | $15k | 0% |
| FY2020 | 1 | $15k | 0% |
| FY2019 | 3 | $46k | 100% |
| FY2018 | 2 | $20k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2018 to 2021.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2018 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Source Light | $375,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Regents of the University of California | $51,979 | 3 | n/a |
| Music Is Extraordinary Inc | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Poor People's Radio Inc | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Ashkenaz Music & Dance Community Center | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
Plus 1 recipient with no EIN on record ($14k), not named here.
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About Arhoolie Foundation
- How much does Arhoolie Foundation give?
- Arhoolie Foundation reported 1 grants totaling $375,000 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 1 and 3 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2021.
- What does Arhoolie Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2018 to FY2025, its largest causes are Arts & Culture (85%), Education (15%).
- Who are Arhoolie Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2018 to FY2025: Source Light ($375k), Regents of the University of California ($52k), Music Is Extraordinary Inc ($10k).
- Does Arhoolie Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2021, 0% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Where is Arhoolie Foundation based?
- Arhoolie Foundation is based in CA.
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